---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-032828"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MDWK"
cik: "0001295514"
company_name: "MDWerks, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-10T20:00:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-10T20:01:06.713536+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MDWerks appoints Jeff Hopmayer to board; IP portfolio valued at $400M, commercial deployments underway

## Summary
- Jeff Hopmayer appointed as independent director, board expanded from 5 to 6 members.
- Hopmayer receives $5,000 quarterly cash retainer and 500,000 shares of common stock upon appointment.
- Company's IP portfolio independently appraised at ~$400M; first commercial deployments began in Q2 2026.
- Technology platform expanding into wood products with Molecular Sawdust Drying System; addressable markets >$1.8T.
- Hopmayer is founder of Brindiamo Group, brings experience in scaling businesses across multiple sectors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-032828
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MDWK
- cik: 0001295514
- company_name: MDWerks, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-10T20:00:28+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295514/000149315226032828/0001493152-26-032828-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295514/000149315226032828/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-032828
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-032828.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-032828.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Scott Hopmayer was appointed as Independent Director at MDWerks, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: on July 9, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Jeffrey Scott Hopmayer (“Mr. Hopmayer”) to serve as an independent director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1295514/000149315226032828/0001493152-26-032828-index.htm

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